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- No. 864,201. PATBNTED AUG. 27, 1907.

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APPLICATION PILBDIOVL 20, 1906 @/Vi h1 waas mr Nomus Ermes co.. wsHmaraN. n. c.

MAX SHERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHAVING-BRUSH.

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application nea November 20,1906. serai No. 344,279.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAx SHERS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brushes7 of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a brush designed particularly for use as a shaving brush.

It has for its object to dispense with hand rubbing commonly resorted to in order to rub the lather in the beard.

A further object is to provide a brush having a circular or orbital motion which will thoroughly mix and rub the lather in such manner as will not tend to throw the same off or out but will gather and work up the lather without irritatingthe skin.

A further object is to provide a device which can be readily and quickly operated by hand and conveniently applied to all parts of the face, making it a serviceable and useful tool for a barber;

The device is also capable of use as a complexion brush or massage instrument.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the back of the casing removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing the connection between the brush and a connecting rod.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates a cupped or dished circular casing to which is fixed a handle 7.

8 indicates a hand crank the spindle 9 of which extends through the back of the casing 6 and is provided within the saine with a spur p 'gear l0. This gear meshes with4 a central gear l1 which in turn meshes with ani other gear l2, diametrically opposite the gear l0. The gears Il and l2 are respectively rotatable upon screw pivots I3 and 14 set in a longitudinal supporting bar I5 which is attached at its ends to the side walls of the casing.

A cross supporting bar is indicated at I6, located below or in front of the gears above referred to, and to this bar is pivoted a disk wheel 17 which carries a brush 18, the back of the brush being attached to the wheel by means of a stud and screw at I9, said attachment being eccentric to the axis of the wheel. The wheels I0 and l2 have depending crank pins or studs 20 which are connected at their lower ends to a connecting rod 2l which has at the middle a bearing through which the stud 19 on the back of the brush extends. A face plate 22 covers the front of the casing, having at the center an opening 23, large enough for the movement of the brush. The face of the brush is preferably concave so that it will readily conform to the shape of the face.

In operation, rotation of the crank 8 and the gears 10 and I2 causes an orbital motion of the connecting rod 2l which is communicated to the brush, causing said brush to revolve around the pivot of the wheel 17 as an axis, describing an orbital course which closely simulates the movement of the hand or an ordinary brush held in the hand. This movement is better than a rotary movement because it avoids any spattering or throwing ofi of the lather incident to centrifugal force. It also works up the lather in a comparatively short time, since the gearing produces a rapid motion of the brush. The device is also capable of use as a cornplexion brush.

I claim:

l. The combination of a trame having a handle, a wheel in the frame, a brush having a projecting stud at the back, eccentrically connected to the wheel, a pair of wheels geared together and having crank pins, a bar connecting the pins and having a bearing through which the stud o xtends, and means to turn the wheels.

2. The combination of a cupped casing having a handle connected at one side thereof, a wheel in the casing, a brush ecccntrically connected to the wheel, so that as the wheel rotates the brush revolves, a hand crank on the back of the casing, a pair of wheels geared together and con nected to the crank, and having projecting studs, and a cross ba 1I having a pivotal connection to the studs and the brush.

In testimony whereof I have signedmy name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAX SHERS.

Witnesses:

NELLIE Fnnrsxos, H. G. BATCHELOR. 

